International and Area Studies at UC Berkeley


IAS comprises nine interdisciplinary area research centers and institutes. These units support both contemporary and historical research on every region of the world, facilitating the work of more than 800 affiliated faculty and visiting scholars, hundreds of graduate students and thousands of undergraduates. Robert Price, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Research oversees the operations of all IAS Centers and Institutes.

News

Two Berkeley Students Take on Mexican Judicial Reform

Center for Latin American Studies supports documentary film
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Study Abroad Japan Group Reunites after 35 Years

Japan 1973-74 study abroad students from all UC campuses participate in landmark reunion
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Fernando Botero Exhibit Exploring Abu Ghraib Abuses Opens at Berkeley Art Museum

Colombian artist gifts 56 paintings and drawings to Cal
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Event Highlights

11/9/2009 - 12/18/2009
Icons of a Border Installation
An Exhibit on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
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11/30/2009
Surrogates for Government
NGOs and the State in Kenya: Graduate Student Lecture Series
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11/30/2009
Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty
Lecture by Roger Thurow, Wall Street Journal
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Support IAS

Gifts to International and Area Studies help enhance international education at UC Berkeley. Your support will foster research and teaching on a specific country or region of the world, enhance public programs with a focus on global affairs and international relations, provide scholarship and fellowship support for students interested in international issues, and increase opportunities for UC Berkeley students to study abroad.

 

Support may be directed to any of the IAS research centers, institutes or programs to advance student experiences, enhance faculty teaching and research and expand public programs.

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